The New York Ragtime Orchestra recreates the typical "theater orchestra" which was popular not only in New York City, but all over America from the 1880's through 1920's. Thrilling audiences from Tampa to Tokyo, The New York Ragtime Orchestra evokes the exciting sights and sounds of America at the turn of the century. With exuberance, humor and razzmatazz, the eleven-piece ensemble in period costumes performs marches, tangos, foxtrots, cakewalks, habaneras and ragtime for a delightful romp through America's musical heritage. In an evening of cornets and clarinets, theatre and song, the rich early history of jazz, vaudeville and ragtime takes flight in the colorful melodies of Joplin, Gottschalk, Sousa, Berlin, Gershwin and many others. Excursions into the music of ragtime's Brazilian cousin Ernesto Nazareth and the late 20th century's own William Bolcom fill out an irresistible live program.

The recorded works of The New York Ragtime orchestra, featuring performances from the US to Japan are collected in three critically acclaimed albums, Live 1995(MR1002CD), Rhapsody In Blue: Live No. 2 (MR1003CD) and Gershwin and Ragtime: Live No. 3 (MR1004).

The recorded works of Mas Ikemiya can be heard on: Ragtime Classics (MR1001), Classics to Ragtime (MR1005CD), and Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 & 9 (MR1006CD).

NYRO and Mas Ikemiya CDs are available for $18.00 each, including shipping and handling from:

Mas Ikemiya c/o Del Rosenfield Associates 714 Ladd Road Riverdale, Bronx, NY 10471

Please list which recordings you are interested in and how many copies. Make your check payable to: Mas Ikemiya.

The New York Ragtime Orchestra will be performing again this year at the Arcady Music Festival in Maine and Touring Japan in October. For more information on the Arcady Music Festival see: www.arcady.org. For more information on the Fall Tour of Japan email Tomoko Ikemiya at Sakkan29@aol.com.

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